Anthropic cuts third-party tool access from Claude Code subscriptions starting April 4, forcing users to pay separately, as OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger — now at OpenAI — alleges suspicious timing tied to Anthropic's rollout of competing features in its own closed tool.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is shifting his full focus to pursuing superintelligence, redefining it in business terms as delivering product value, as Microsoft restructures its enterprise and consumer teams under the Copilot banner following a renegotiated OpenAI contract.
Oracle slashes 10,000 jobs in India — roughly 20% of its local workforce — as part of a sweeping global restructuring affecting 30,000 employees worldwide, with analysts saying the cuts could free up $10 billion to fuel the tech giant's aggressive AI and data centre expansion.
Cursor 3 launches as a revolutionary agent-first development platform, featuring a rebuilt interface with multi-repo support, seamless local-to-cloud handoff for uninterrupted AI agent sessions, an integrated browser, and a plugin marketplace — redefining how developers build software with AI.
A new survey reveals 91% of software engineers now use AI coding tools daily, with 42% saying they'd hesitate to hire developers who don't, as AI proficiency rapidly becomes a non-negotiable career skill rather than a threat to developer jobs.
OpenAI is gearing up to release a new AI model code-named 'Spud' while simultaneously pushing wealth redistribution policies, restructuring internally, and planning a 2026 IPO, as CEO Sam Altman works to reshape the social contract around artificial intelligence.
Google launches a sweeping global Gemini AI expansion, supercharging Search, Maps, Workspace, Fitbit, and health education with powerful new features including conversational map queries, personalized recommendations, and a $10 million commitment to AI-driven clinician training.
AI seed startups are commanding sky-high valuations in 2026, with $10M rounds now closing at $40–$45M post-money as elite founders, rapid traction, and fierce VC competition drive prices up — but inflated early valuations are raising the stakes for founders who must scale fast or face serious consequences.
Slack launches 30+ AI features, including cross-platform meeting transcription for Zoom and Google Meet, an expanded Slackbot with multi-step task automation, MCP enterprise tool integration, and a native CRM, positioning itself as an all-in-one AI productivity hub available to all Free and Pro users in April.
Agent harnesses — the software infrastructure surrounding AI models that manages memory, tools, and planning — are quietly becoming the true determinant of real-world AI performance, with implementations like Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK proving that a well-designed harness can outperform raw model capability alone.